The U.S. accepted Qatar’s gift of a Boeing 747 to serve as the new Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite the ethical quandaries and potential constitutional violations it entails.
President Trump has brushed off any concerns about the appearance of accepting the $400 million gift despite objections from Democrats and some Republicans.
Trump argued the gift was not being made to him personally but rather to the Department of Defense. It will later be transferred to Trump’s presidential library when he leaves office.
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Same place they’re getting the first one, Boeing.
This thing will never be airforce one. It will take years to retrofit it to the same standard as the current planes. By the time they do, Boeing will have finished the replacements they’re already working on.
But after Trump’s term finishes, it’ll go to his “library foundation”, meaning he’ll own it. This is just Trump scamming himself a free private jet.